Scene from I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

Alternate Names: Κιμ Μπέισινγκερ, Kimila Ann, Kimila Ann Basinger, Κιμ Μπάσιντζερ, Ким Бесинджер, Кимила Энн Бейсингер, Кім Бесінгер, Кім Бесінджер, Кім Бесінжер, کیم بسینگر, キム・ベイシンガー, 金·贝辛格, 킴 베이싱어

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 7″ (1.71 m)
• Eye Color: blue
• Hair Color: blond hair

First Appearances:

• Dog and Cat (1977) as Officer J.Z. Kane

Most Important Roles:

• 8 Mile (2002) as Stephanie
• Batman (1989) as Vicki Vale
• Blind Date (1987) as Nadia Gates
• The Real McCoy (1993) as Karen McCoy
• The Getaway (1994) as Carol McCoy
• L.A. Confidential (1997) as Lynn Bracken
• Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) as Elizabeth
• The Door in the Floor (2004) as Marion Cole
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) as Kitty Potter
• Bless the Child (2000) as Maggie O'Connor

Career Highlights:

• 8 Mile (2002)
• Batman (1989)
• Blind Date (1987)
• The Real McCoy (1993)
• The Getaway (1994)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
• The Door in the Floor (2004)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Bless the Child (2000)

Awards:

• Academy Award (Oscar) - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1998)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (1997)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (1997)
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Jupiter Awards

Kimila Ann Basinger, born December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia, USA, is an American actress and former fashion model. She moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, appearing in TV films before making her feature debut in Hard Country (1981). Basinger gained prominence for her role as Domino Petachi in Never Say Never Again (1983), and was nominated for a Golden Globe for The Natural (1984). She played Vicki Vale in Batman (1989) and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for L.A. Confidential (1997). Basinger has been married to makeup artist Ron Snyder and actor Alec Baldwin, with whom she has a daughter Ireland. She has also had high-profile relationships, including one with musician Prince. In Final Analysis (1992), Basinger plays Alex, the sister of a patient with whom the psychiatrist protagonist has an affair.